“Seventeen Denver projects have been chosen by Mayor Michael Hancock to receive a 2018 Mayor’s Design Award. The awards, presented annually since 2005, highlight excellence in architecture, design and placemaking. The city announced the winners Thursday. The Wheatley 530 25th Street Category: Density by Design Owner: 2460 Welton St., LLC Developer: Palisade Partners Architect: … [Read more…]
“The era of the slot home may finally be over in Denver, and its funeral turned into an airing of grievances. “I hate slot homes. I hate them,” said Maggie Miller, a resident who worked to rein in the controversial building design. “It feels like being in a canyon.” With a unanimous 11-0 vote … [Read more…]
“In 1970, former Colorado first lady Ann Love and a group of Denver citizens banded together to save the 1889 home of Titanic survivor, Margaret “Molly” Brown from demolition. In the process, they founded Historic Denver, an organization dedicated to preserving the city’s historic places. As massive development continues throughout the city, efforts to … [Read more…]
“Denver has a plan to kill the “slot home,” a much-criticized architectural style that has spread across the redeveloping city in recent years. Read on to see what might replace them. A brief definition: A slot home is a multi-unit residential project that is designed around a narrow driveway or open space, aka “the slot.” … [Read more…]
““Every building going up is tan, brown, red or burnt red,” says Brad Evans, moderator of the Denver FUGLY Facebook page. “That’s every color. I have 50 buildings from townhomes to multi-family buildings that are the same color, same façade,” the former Jefferson Park resident adds. Evans recently relocated to the suburb of Lakewood … [Read more…]
“The Denver Housing Authority (DNA) is in the process of design the redevelopment for the 66 unit Platte Valley Homes which were built in 1943 between Stout and Champa and 30th to 31st Street.” read the entire article Barnhart, Mick. Curtis Park Neighbors Newsletter February 2017.
“The Landmark Preservation Commission on July 19 approved new design standards and guidelines for the Five Points Historic Cultural District — the only historic district designated for its history and geography, and not its architecture. The new design standards will preserve and enhance the character-defining features of the area by promoting context-sensitive building types, … [Read more…]
DRAFT: Five Points Historic Cultural District Design Standards & Guidelines date: 27 June 2016 read the entire Design Standards report PDF read the City of Denver email 25 June 2016 PDF Public Hearing The Landmark Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing on the draft during its regularly-scheduled meeting on July 19 at 1 … [Read more…]
Five Points Historic Cultural District Meeting Next Week email from Landmark and Preservation date: 17 February 2016 read the email Contact: City and County of Denver, Department of Community Planning and Development, source: City of Denver email 17 February 2016.
“As I was driving through Jefferson Park yesterday on a short detour to get to the 20th Street Gym downtown, I finally saw the horror with my own eyes. It’s one thing to see photographs of it, but to actually witness that kind of destruction is overwhelming. I’m talking about the horror of overdevelopment, … [Read more…]